Appeal No. 1997-2198
Application 08/262,953
claims 1-12 and 20-25, and refusal to allow claims 13-18 as
amended after final rejection. These are all of the claims
remaining in the application.
THE INVENTION
Appellant claims a composition and method for treating
alopecia areata or male pattern baldness. Claims 1, 8 and 13
are illustrative and read as follows:
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising 0.143%-3.93%
by weight starch, 1.00%-23.8% by weight of a compound
comprising boron, .625%-15.8% by weight of a compound
comprising zinc, and 69.4%-97.8% water.
8. A pharmaceutical composition, consisting essentially
of:
starch, a compound comprising boron, compound comprising
zinc, and water.
13. A method of treating alopecia areata or male pattern
baldness in a person in need of such treatment comprising:
topically administering to the person in need of
treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a
pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound comprising
zinc, a compound comprising boron, and a suitable carrier for
topical application of the pharmaceutical composition, the
suitable carrier being a mixture of starch and water.
THE REFERENCES
Brodbeck et al. (Brodbeck) 992,937 May 23, 1911
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